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Year1982
Exam TypeJAMB
From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
Question 1
jamb 1982
a

sonnet

b

epic

c

couplet

d

quartrain

e

tercet.

From the novel; Macbeth
Question 2
jamb 1982
a

Banquo

b

the witches

c

hid servant

d

Ross and Angus

e

Lady Macbeth.

From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
Question 3
jamb 1982
a

the people in the procession are going to the grave

b

the people are moving slowly in order to avoid the sunny spots

c

the people in the procession are solemn

d

the people in the procession are solemn and are going to the grave

e

the people walk soundlessly.

From the novel; Selected Poems from: Exam Focus: Literature-in-English: 2021-25
Question 4
jamb 1982
a

dissatisfaction

b

total satisfaction

c

ambivalence

d

disgust

e

pessimism.

From the novel; Selected Poems from: New Poetry from Africa; Poems of Black Africa; A Selection of African Poetry; Exam Focus: Literature-in-English; Longman Examination Guides; West African Verse
Question 5
jamb 1982
a

total condemnation of human life

b

lament for the death of the great and powerful

c

an attack on social inequality

d

a criticism of the poor and the unambitious

e

a recognition of the poor and simple life.

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